Prof. Andrea Armani

I am SO incredibly excited to announce the launch of a global list of Inspiring Black Scientists. You can use this list to nominate and connect with researchers. Please share and join us in highlighting these outstanding scientists for #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond!

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Just a reminder - please and thank you truly are magic words.

I've know her for awhile!! We co-authored (along with @seismatters.bsky.social and Thomas Searles) one of my favorite opinion pieces in 2021!

Pictures of the resilient and collaborative photonics community at Photonics West 2026

While the technical program at SPIE #PhotonicsWest was outstanding as always, what stood out most was the sense of global community. The numerous in-person interactions were a powerful reminder of why conferences matter. 🧪💡

#collaboration #networking #support #teamwork #PhotonicsWest2026

Picture of PI and team members at SPIE Photonics West

Excited to be back at SPIE Photonics West with my fabulous team!! Looking forward to the great week ahead filled with photonics, networking, and fun!

#PhotonicsWest #SPIEPW #TeamWork #Photonics #ConferenceVibes #Innovation 💡

Interested in applying AI to therapeutic development? Check out this position!!

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@chemjobber.bsky.social 🧪

Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis

New paper alert! 🎉 We present NC-PCA, a noise-aware PCA method that boosts FLIM analysis, reduces uncertainty 5.5×, & keeps far more data than thresholding/filtering-only approaches.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis

Low-photon FLIM data is messy. So we built NC-PCA, a denoising approach that preserves signal structure while stripping away noise & validated on synthetic data, dyes, & >800 colorectal cancer organoids. Proud of this team!
Paper link: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪💡@academic-chatter.bsky.social

Aww. Thank you! It is also Jack's first first-author paper - so it is a huge team celebration (internally).

Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Denoising of fluorescence lifetime imaging data via principal component analysis

Excited to share our team’s work on improving FLIM metabolic imaging. NC-PCA selectively removes shot noise without filters or training. The result? Clearer phasors, higher accuracy, & better biological insights.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@springernature.com @academic-chatter.bsky.social 💡🧪

Breaking news: I’ve uncovered a new law of academic publishing!!

The moment I board a plane, a manuscript decision arrives for my team.

At this point, the fastest way to speed up our publications might just be more travel.

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It is!!!

Right after a successful PhD defense

Image of the entire research lab celebrating Lexie Scholtz's defense

Congratulations to Lexie Scholtz who just defended her PhD in BME! She's headed off on Monday to KLA to be an applications and packaging engineer!!

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I can't stop thinking about this. It was so amazing to see people working together - literally or just by being patient when their commute was put on hold - to save a little life. It was truly heartwarming.

If you're the person who just stopped all traffic on the CA10 to try to catch a tiny gray kitten or the guy who crawled under your Prius to pull the little guy out of your wheel well after he got scared...

Thank you for making the world a better place.

Someone warmed up a cinnamon roll for breakfast in the microwave, and now the entire floor smells like cinnamon deliciousness.

One year, I had a game in my lab that was "what do you think the most expensive thing in the room is?"

The change in behavior was amazing (and immediate).

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Never thought I'd use my engineering/physics skills like this! 😂

But if you love Squid Games and science/engineering, this @netflix.com Tudum video might be for you!

Link: www.netflix.com/tudum/videos...

🧪💡 #squidgames #engineering #science

Experts Explain How to Win the Games in 'Squid Game' Experts break down fan strategies for 'Squid Game' challenges like Mingle, Glass Bridge, Dalgona, Tug of War, Rock Paper Scissors Minus One, Six-Legged Pentathlon, Red Light Green Light, and more. Could your survival plan actually work?

Never thought I'd use my engineering/physics skills like this! 😂

But if you love Squid Games and science/engineering, this @netflix.com Tudum video might be for you!

Link: www.netflix.com/tudum/videos...

🧪💡 #squidgames #engineering #science

I'm jumping in mid-stream, but I had lagrangian in 2nd year, and I thought it worked well.

More info:

📍 where: Los Angeles

⏰ when: June 2025 start; full-time in summer & part-time during acad year

💡 Pay: $24-26/hr DOE

Degrees: Comp Sci, Eng, Physics, really any STEM field.

📩 Apply by sending your resume and cover letter to education-at-emila.org
@academic-chatter.bsky.social 🧪

Are you an undergrad passionate about cutting-edge biotechnology research & looking to make a difference in healthcare? We're hiring a 1yr intern!

Possible efforts:
🔹 Designing & building optical imaging systems
🔹 Developing image analysis algorithms
🔹 Performing data acquisition & analysis

St. Patrick's Day themed chocolate torte and sugar cookies.

Made some St. Patrick's Day treats for the team! Mini-chocolate torts (shaped like four leaf clovers) and orange sugar cookies (with green clovers painted on in sparkly dust).

May everyone have a little luck today! 🍀

@academic-chatter.bsky.social 🧪

Kylie Trettner immediately after completing her PhD defense!

Congratulations to Kylie Trettner who just defended her PhD in Chemical Engineering! We wish her all the best as she embarks on an exciting new journey as a scientific analyst in the VC world.
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@academic-chatter.bsky.social

Fig. 1: Phasor analysis workflows for FLIM data. After image acquisition on a FLIM system, the data is analyzed using different approaches. (a) Filtered phasor analysis method (FPA) includes image selection based on total counts, dynamic thresholding, and application of a selective smoothing filter. (b) Thresholded phasor analysis (TPA) only involves the application of an adaptive threshold. (c) Noise-corrected Principal Component Analysis (NC- PCA) begins with a Poisson noise normalization, then application of PCA, and subsequent thresholding and phasor transformation

Enhanced fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy denoising via principal component analysis by Andrea M Armani and team: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Thank you for sharing! We're very excited about the results!

😂😂😂

My favorite: I buy some particles from a company, & I need to know the composition for some modeling. I politely reach out & ask, only to be told it's a "trade secret".

I'll see your trade secret and raise you a TEM with EDX. 😏😂
#chemsky 🧪

Had a wonderful time catching up with Justine at @spie.org Photonics West!

PODCAST: Interview with Andrea Armani, University of Southern California Episode 39 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Dr. Andrea Armani, senior director of engineering and physical sciences at the Ellison Medical Institute and ...

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